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China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern hemisphere.
Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time
By Julian Dossett published
A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.
'Crumb trails' of meteoroids could reveal potentially dangerous comets years before they reach Earth
By Abha Jain published
Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows.
The best (and worst) Mars landings of all time
By Space.com Staff, Tariq Malik last updated
Not every mission to Mars has been successful.
Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet’s atmosphere.
How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
By Benjamin Roulston published
Jupiter has no solid ground, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn’t have a surface, what does it have?
China's space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here's what's next
By Andrew Jones published
China has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples for research.
An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
By Brett Tingley published
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
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